Everyday Adventures

While taking these photos, we tried to highlight the wonder of finding someone you can have adventures with, share heartfelt sentiments with, and laugh with. Someone who feels tailored to you, who you can trust with the most vulnerable pieces of yourself—a soulmate.

We met at the beginning of sophomore year, when fate placed us in the same art class, and Sophie was still shy from moving to a new school. In two years, though, we’ve gone from cautious small talk to rapid-fire texting at 3 AM, with borderline ESP to boot. Buried in all those conversations, you can find us sharing pieces of art and writing we would never show anyone else. Although the surroundings of these photos were far from idyllic, the magic of us being together was enough to make us believe that we were roaming a grassy pasture with not a care in the world. When you’re with your soulmate, it doesn’t matter where you are—no matter how ordinary the setting, everything feels truly extraordinary. —Alanis and Sophie

Alanis Quinland is a 16-year-old photographer and writer from New York. She thoroughly enjoys ’20s jazz and turkey burgers. You can find more of her work here, or keep up with her daily whimsies and adventures on Instagram.

Sophie Lee is 16 years old and lives in New York, where she writes and draws and plays piano and pores over Planet Earth. You can see her art, writing, and photography here or collected on her Tumblr.

About Rookie

Rookie is an online magazine and book series for teenagers. Each month, a different editorial theme drives the writing, photography, and artwork that we publish. Learn more about us here, and find out how to submit your work here!